Table 4. Associations with prevalent neck pain.
| Risk factor | No neck pain (N=565) | Neck pain in past month (N=173) | Neck pain >30 days in past year (N=58) | Disabling neck pain in past year (N=67) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | HR (95% CI)a | N | HR (95% CI)a | N | HR (95% CI)a | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 418 | 106 | 1.0 | 35 | 1.0 | 47 | 1.0 |
| Female | 147 | 67 | 1.1 (0.8 - 1.5) | 23 | 1.1 (0.6 - 2.0) | 20 | 0.7 (0.4 - 1.3) |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| <25 | 113 | 32 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.0 |
| 25 - 34 | 164 | 53 | 1.3 (0.8 - 2.0) | 11 | 1.4 (0.5 - 4.1) | 17 | 0.9 (0.4 - 1.9) |
| 35 - 44 | 121 | 54 | 1.8 (1.1 - 2.9) | 20 | 2.8 (1.0 - 7.9) | 23 | 1.6 (0.8 - 3.3) |
| ≥45 | 166 | 34 | 1.4 (0.8 - 2.4) | 21 | 3.0 (1.1 - 8.4) | 14 | 1.1 (0.5 - 2.5) |
| Mental health (SF-36) | |||||||
| Good | 199 | 33 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Intermediate | 200 | 51 | 1.3 (0.8 - 2.1) | 17 | 1.1 (0.5 - 2.3) | 30 | 3.3 (1.4 - 7.6) |
| Poor | 166 | 89 | 1.9 (1.2 - 2.9) | 27 | 1.6 (0.8 - 3.2) | 30 | 3.4 (1.5 - 7.9) |
| Satisfied with current job | |||||||
| No | 44 | 24 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 521 | 148 | 0.8 (0.5 - 1.2) | 50 | 0.9 (0.4 - 2.0) | 58 | 0.8 (0.4 - 1.6) |
| Study group | |||||||
| Manual India | 156 | 12 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Manual Indian sub-continental |
46 | 21 | 3.4 (1.6 - 7.3) | 9 | 4.5 (1.5 - 13.6) | 9 | 3.9 (1.3 - 11.7) |
| Manual UK White | 103 | 37 | 2.8 (1.4 - 5.6) | 20 | 4.0 (1.5 - 10.7) | 19 | 3.5 (1.3 - 9.2) |
| Office India | 110 | 46 | 4.2 (2.1 - 8.6) | 3 | 1.3 (0.3 - 5.6) | 11 | 2.6 (0.9 - 7.9) |
| Office Indian sub-continental |
44 | 13 | 3.0 (1.3 - 6.9) | 4 | 3.2 (0.8 - 11.8) | 7 | 3.5 (1.1 - 11.2) |
| Office UK White | 106 | 44 | 3.5 (1.8 - 6.8) | 16 | 3.7 (1.4 - 9.9) | 15 | 3.1 (1.2 - 8.5) |
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For each symptom outcome, all risk estimates were derived from a single regression model with mutual adjustment, and were relative to subjects with no neck pain.